Renni Anderson

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RAEANN MARIE "RENNI" RODMAN ANDERSON
September 18, 1951 ˜ April 2, 2022

Raeann was born in Spokane to Howard and Maxine Rodman. She was followed by brother, Kevin; twins, Lynn and David; and brother, Neal. As she was eagerly awaiting the first day of school, she told her Mom, “I don’t know which I will learn today first, to read or write!”
In 1960, the Rodman Seven moved to Woodland, WA. There Howard and Maxine became the administrators of a Presbyterian Retreat Center, called “Cardai Hill,” located on 170 acres. Foster brother, Warren, joined the family in his sophomore year.
Raeann was very loving and kind. She played the piano beautifully, as well as sang along with her guitar at some local events. Raeann graduated with honors and was senior speaker at her H.S. graduation. She then attended Whitworth College in Spokane where she earned a degree in Education. She taught kindergarten and music in Spokane for 12 years.
She married Rick Anderson in Spokane in 1974. In 1986 they moved to Taipei, Taiwan, to attend a 1 ½ year training put on by co-workers of Watchman Nee, who had held two such trainings in mainland China before his 20-year imprisonment and death for his faith. Rick was better at New Testament Greek, but Raeann was far better in French class. It was there in Taipei that Rick received a burden from the Lord for Albania_he had learned the language in the US military. In 1992 they emigrated to Tirana, Albania, after the fall of the communist regime the year prior. Raeann worked for the US Embassy and lead many girls to the Lord in an all-girl, live-in, high school and at the University of Tirana. Rick translated Christian literature for unbelievers and believers alike, as well as many of the classical hymns of the last two centuries. They relocated to Thessaloniki, Greece, after the anarchy of Spring 1997 in Albania, and resided in Greece for 7 years. Raeann taught music at the American International School of Thessaloniki, still always bearing fruit for the Lord. Rick had been a visiting instructor for an international Bible school in London, UK, for some time, and they relocated to the UK in 2004. Raeann worked in the bookstore and fielded questions called in to a local UK radio program, while Rick taught classes and New Testament Greek.
Raeann and husband moved back to the States in the summer of 2008 due to the unfortunate news that their primary literature translator, a genuine gift of God, had developed a serious form of cancer. Rick and he worked for a little over a year to ready some material for printing. In 2009, Raeann & husband moved to Boston where she served with college age students. In 2020, they relocated to Woodland to care for and to be cared for by their 92-year-old gracious & loving mother, Maxine. Raeann passed into the arms of her beloved Savior Apr. 2, 2022.